cellulose synthase activity

id: GO:0016759
name: cellulose synthase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside-disphosphate-glucose + ((1,4)-beta-D-glucosyl)(n) = nucleoside-disphosphate + ((1,4)-beta-D-glucosyl)(n+1).

Child Functions

idname
GO:0016760cellulose synthase (UDP-forming) activity
GO:0016761cellulose synthase (GDP-forming) activity

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0046527glucosyltransferase activity